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Three-Dimensional Monte Carlo Simulations of Ionised Nebulae

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  26 May 2016

Barbara Ercolano ,
Christopher Morisset ,
Michael J. Barlow ,
Xiao-wei Liu  and
Peter J. Storey
Barbara Ercolano
Affiliation:
1 Department of Physics and Astronomy, University College London, Gower Street, London, WC1E 6BT, UK
Christopher Morisset
Affiliation:
2Institut d'Astrophysique de Marseille, France
Michael J. Barlow
Affiliation:
1 Department of Physics and Astronomy, University College London, Gower Street, London, WC1E 6BT, UK
Xiao-wei Liu
Affiliation:
1 Department of Physics and Astronomy, University College London, Gower Street, London, WC1E 6BT, UK
Peter J. Storey
Affiliation:
1 Department of Physics and Astronomy, University College London, Gower Street, London, WC1E 6BT, UK

Abstract

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A three-dimensional self-consistent photo-ionisation code is developed using Monte Carlo techniques in order to build realistic models of photoionised nebulae of arbitrary geometry and density distribution. The code's results are benchmarked against those of estabilished codes. Two models are computed for the planetary nebula NGC 3918 using two different density distributions. The results of the two models are compared with the observations.

Type
Part VI: The Ionized Gas in Planetary Nebulae
Information
Symposium - International Astronomical Union , Volume 209: Planetary Nebulae: Their Evolution and Role in the Universe , 2003 , pp. 397 - 398
Copyright
Copyright © Astronomical Society of the Pacific 2003 

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